Bertelsmann at German Oscar® Reception

Around 500 representatives from the German and international movie and cultural scene gathered at the legendary Villa Aurora in Los Angeles on Saturday to celebrate this year's German Oscar® nominees. Bertelsmann was also there as one of the sponsors of the Oscar® reception, which is jointly hosted at the artists' residence by German Films, Villa Aurora e.V. and the German Consulate General in Los Angeles.

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The German set designer Bernhard Henrich was nominated in the Best Production Design category for the espionage thriller “Bridge of Spies”

Mariette Rissenbeek, Managing Director German Films, Minister of State for Cultural Affairs and Media Monika Grütters, and Annette Rupp, Executive Director of the Villa Aurora Berlin (f.l.t.r.) at the German Oscar® reception in Los Angeles.

Marcel Reichart, Head of the RTL Digital Hub, at the German Oscar® reception in Los Angeles

Marcel Reichart, Head of the RTL Digital Hub, Mariette Rissenbeek, Managing Director German Films, Director Patrick Vollrath with his female lead Julia Pointner from “Everything Will Be Okay” and Production designer Bernhard Henrich

Brigitte Nielsen at the German Oscar® reception

Minister of State for Cultural Affairs and Media Monika Grütters (center) with Mariette Rissenbeek, Managing Director German Films (r), at the German Oscar® reception

Verona Pooth at the German Oscar® reception

Marcel Reichart, Head of the RTL Digital Hub, with Verona Pooth at the German Oscar® reception in Los Angeles

Verona Pooth and Prince Frederic von Anhalt at the German Oscar® reception

Verona Pooth and Ariane Sommer in front of sponsor logos at the Villa Aurora

The governing mayor mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller, had traveled to Los Angeles to celebrate the German Oscar® nominees

The team of German director Patrick Vollrath and his female lead Julia Pointner (both on left), who are in the running for an Oscar® for Best Short Film (Live Action) with “Everything Will Be Okay”

The team of German production designer Bernhard Henrich (fourth from r.), nominees in the Best Production Design category for “Bridge of Spies.” The German actor Burghart Klaußner (third from l.) is also on the team

Actors Franco Nero (l.) and Thure Riefenstein

BMG executive Patrick Jöst at the German Oscar® reception

500 guests attended the German Oscar® reception at the Villa Aurora, the legendary artists’ residence in Los Angeles

Minister of State for Cultural Affairs and Media Monika Grütters and Berlin’s governing mayor Michael Müller celebrated the German Oscar® nominees at the Villa Aurora

500 guests attended the German Oscar® reception at the Villa Aurora, the legendary artists’ residence in Los Angeles